Preserve uOttawa's library holdings

1. Academic journals are the lifeblood of teaching and research-intensive universities;

2. The University of Ottawa has announced in September 2016 to cancel its subscription to thousands of print and online journals, including 2,123 journals by Taylor & Francis and 2,368 journals by Springer, which are critically important for the education, training and research at the University of Ottawa (See other details at http://biblio.uottawa.ca/en/about/collections/titles-being-cancelled-2016-09

3. The total savings of $1.527M (including $955,919 for the 4,491 Springer and Taylor & Francis journals) are not worth the cost to the university’s reputation as an academic institution and will severely incapacitate its education, training and research programs, its students, and its staff;

THEREFORE we the undersigned, call upon the University of Ottawa Senate and the University of Ottawa Board of Governors to protect these critically important library resources for the benefit of its students and research staff, its undergraduate and graduate programs, and its national and international reputation.